As many have stated its tough to compare them because they each shine in different aspects.

Pure Talent/Excitment - Damon hands down

Total Stats/Impact - Jose hands down. Not only in raw numbers, but per (ie. per game/minute.. not PER) in the "important" PG stats (efficiency, assists, turnovers)

All around play/Effort - Alvin hands down

If I was building a team and I could take any of those guys in their prime it would be Jose, Alvin than Damon. I just think Jose has had the biggest positive impact on the team. But I will say Alvin is a close second. I just really wish Jose had a good team around him... ie good D, athletic wings, real big men etc... all at the same time. I am willing to wager if he had that, his assist numbers and A:T ratio would be off the charts.

It's been a common misconception that Jose played well only as a back-up. I'm not saying it's your fault, just that I've heard it repeated so many times, and it's probably why you think it to be true. He was actually the starter for most of 2007-2008, and the only reason he didn't get even more starts was because Ford was playing so much worse off the bench than as a starter he had to be put back in.

Yes, my bad. I should have said some of 07-08 as a backup. Although, I do protest that I never claimed Jose only played good as a backup.

I was going to note in my original post that Calderon's 07-08 year remains the best offensive year ever put together by a Raptor PG. He joined the exclusive 500/400/900 club and added a ridiculous 8.1 OWS. He was also clearly better than Ford, which was why he was on the floor more often than not in crunch time (from what I remember).

Talent wise, Quicy Douby has got to be the best PG in Raptors history.

Seriously though, Jose would be my pick because he plays with heart, he's a smart player and always plays for the team and not for himself. He's a professional and has been very consistent his entire career.

Yes, my bad. I should have said some of 07-08 as a backup. Although, I do protest that I never claimed Jose only played good as a backup.

I was going to note in my original post that Calderon's 07-08 year remains the best offensive year ever put together by a Raptor PG. He joined the exclusive 500/400/900 club and added a ridiculous 8.1 OWS. He was also clearly better than Ford, which was why he was on the floor more often than not in crunch time (from what I remember).

Haha, yeah I didn't mean you. But I think you know what I'm talking about. Calderon was well above average as a starter those earlier years when he started, but all most people (or at least the more vocal ones) remember are the last two years.

You remember correctly. The team simply was a lot smoother when Calderon was on the floor. And whether eye test, Win Shares, Win Score, PER, APER or PER differential, he was definitely a top 10 PG that season in terms of overall positive impact on the team.

Y'all forgot about Milt Palacio. Always loved that guy's name. Ain't no point in cryin over spilled Milt!

Offensively I'd give it up to Mike James. The man was a scoring machine. Yes, people thought he was selfish, but how can you blame him when his teammates sucked. Take a look at our franchise records.. breakdown of all players with 15+ FGA/game with shooting percentage higher than 45%, sorted by assists per game. http://bkref.com/tiny/iMC0B.

Alternatively, 15+ FGA/game sorted by field goal percentage: http://bkref.com/tiny/4Dj94. Nothing but franchise players and Mike James on this list.

Alternatively, 15+ FGA/game sorted by field goal percentage: http://bkref.com/tiny/4Dj94. Nothing but franchise players and Mike James on this list.

Holy shat! He took more shots that year than Bargnani did this year! haha Didn't see that coming.
Impressive. Still. James was a stat padder who didn't care about anything other than getting his Big Pay Day.

Was digging through the deep dark caves of my memory, and came up with a few people forgot:

Rafer Alston. Was twice a Raptor. We gave him his start in the NBA I believe.

Mugsy Bogues. Awesome.

Carlos Arroyo played a few games here. Pass.

Marcus Banks. He did play in a few games. I actually really liked the guy.

Does anyone Remember Derrick Dial?
I remember I always got him and someone else mixed up when they were on the floor. They looked the exact same from behind .. can't remember the dudes name though. Ah well, there's a reason for that I guess. haha

Skip was signed to a couple ten days and then kept for the rest of the season if my memory is correct. He then moved to Miami, which was Wade's rookie year, and then eventually coming back here the following year by signing that fat contract which was later dumped for Mike James. I think that's right.... It's been a while.

Skip was signed to a couple ten days and then kept for the rest of the season if my memory is correct. He then moved to Miami, which was Wade's rookie year, and then eventually coming back here the following year by signing that fat contract which was later dumped for Mike James. I think that's right.... It's been a while.

Can't believe I forgot Dee Brown as well (in addition to all those other guys).

But if we want obscure, how about Negele Knight for six games and Mark Baker, who played all of two minutes for us (as well as in the NBA), missed one shot and turned the ball over once. I guess those two minutes were better than nothing.